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Facebook Ordered To End Its Real Name Policy In Germany

Posted by Unknown on from the semi-anonymous-cowards dept.

An anonymous reader writes with a blow to Facebook's policy banning accounts under pseudonyms. From the article: "A German privacy regulator ordered Facebook to stop enforcing its real name policy because it violates a German law that gives users the right to use nicknames online. 'We believe the orders are without merit, a waste of German taxpayers' money and we will fight it vigorously,' a Facebook spokeswoman said in an emailed statement."

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  1. Re:typical by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Troll

    What is this theoretically of which you speak?

    Facebook's business model is selling your personally identifiable data.